Middle and High School Results

2015-2016 Upper Keys Fairchild Challenge

Educator Challenge - Designs: Exotic Flora of South Florida

1st Place: Kim Walwer - Key Largo School

2nd Place: Dawn Alvarez - Key Largo School

3rd Place: Diana McGuirk-Hille - Treasure Village Montessori School

Challenge 1 - Global Challenge: Environmental Change

Middle School

1st Place: Alyssa Aguiar (Treasure Village Montessori School - Bobbi Burson)

2nd Place: Mysty Anthony, Hailey Cobb & Emily Carlisle (Key Largo School - Kirsten Burns)

3rd Place: Molly Gahagen (Key Largo School - Kirsten Burns)

Challenge 1 - Global Challenge: Environmental Change

High School

1st Place: Daniel Williams (Island Christian School - Veronica Gutierrez)

2nd Place: Sofia Hernandez (Island Christian School - Veronica Gutierrez)

3rd Place: Cami Fitzgerald (Island Christian School - Veronica Gutierrez)

Challenge 2 - Green Treasures: Voyages of Plants

Middle School

1st Place: Kristina Alvarez, Ally Cooper, Gabriella Cutchins, Haley de la Torre, Cayleigh Deakins, Cameron El-Koury, Caleb Endricks, Nola Frank, Vianey Gonzalez, Jayden Haus, Hannah Lane, Carly Lindback, Zoe Marchetti, Adreja Medina, Brianna Rich, Karli Richards, Summer Riddell, Madelyn Rivera, Alyssa Sanchez, Lindsay Stagnitto, Marissa Szczudlik, Lilly Trumbull, Reanne Vernon (Plantation Key School - Lindsay Poetz)

2nd Place: Logan Hopkins, Caroline Timura, Gabby Best, Alyssa Aguiar (Treasure Village Montessori School - Kate Hofstetter)

3rd Place: Mia Vacarelli, Tanner Chamberlain, Juliet Aponte, Kevin Lopez (Key Largo School - Joseph Burns)

Challenge 3 - Citizen Science: Lizards On The Loose

Middle School

1st Place: Mysty Anthony (Key Largo School - Kirsten Burns)

2nd Place: Krista Black, Lauren Settoon, Edward Hoff, Kaitlyn Leal, Isabel Betancourt (Plantation Key School - James Enright)

3rd Place: Jeremy Brack, Nick Rodriguez, Clayton Conley, Sammie Simon (Plantation Key School - James Enright)

Challenge 4 - Botanical Illustration: Plants From Faraway Places

Middle School

1st Place: Ivan Mendoza & Javier Correra (Key Largo School - Kirsten Burns)

2nd Place: Bryan Calatayud & Ben Zelada (Key Largo School - Kirsten Burns)

3rd Place: Amber Lundstedt (Academy at Ocean Reef - Kristen Baar)

Challenge 4 - Botanical Illustration: Plants From Faraway Places

High School

1st Place: Kelsy Caputo (Coral Shores High School - Natalie Ledoux)

2nd Place: n/a

3rd Place: n/a

Challenge 5 - Green Cuisine: Meals For Space Exploration

Middle School

1st Place: Ti Rennie, Mikko Toukolehto, Nathan Hughes, for their "White Bean Dip"

Teacher -Ms. Catie Frier @ Plantation Key School

2nd Place: Zachary Webb, Jesse Ferrante, Luke Gutierrez, Dominic Austin, for their "Mysterious Mixture"

Teacher - Ms. Cathy Foote @ Treasure Village Montessori School

3rd Place: Dominic DiMaggio, Alvin Brown, for their "Summer Wrap"

Teacher - Ms. Jessica Okaty @ Key Largo School

This UKFC Challenge Event took place on April 7th at Sundowners Restaurant

Owner Bobby Stoky provided the location, lots of help and extra staffing to make this event possible again.

Thank you, Sundowners

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Challenge 7 - Action Plan: Gardens & Green Spaces

Middle School

1st Place: Key Largo School, teacher - Kirsten Burns

Karina Betancourt, Justin Pawlikowski, Nick Berrios, Abel Silva, Justin Drakas, Leroy Quick, Anais Cuervo, Javier Correra, Brayan Calatayud, Ben Zelada, Ivan Mendoza, Stephanie Rivero, Bryan Valdes, Robbie Valenzuela, Julie Powers, Noemi Quezada Kathryn Starr, Hailey Cobb, Andrea Lopez-McNenney, Holden Griste, Keanu Leyds, Natalia Petrucco, Dylan Nason, Mallory Hillard, Emily Carlisle, Callie Bloom, Sheila Gonzalez, Dominic DiMaggio, Alyah Rodriguez, Jennifer Setchell, Amy Garcia, Angelica Gonzalez, Nate Pontefract, Kevin Lopez, Angel Gutierrez, Alden Bennett, Jameson Alvarez

2nd Place: Treasure Village Montessori School, teacher - Bobbi Burson

Jena Jones, Maximus Stough, Evan Tiedemann, Alyssa Webb, Jacqueline Vandelaar, Bethany Norling, Alexander Gonzalez, Luke Pratt, Owen Jones

3rd Place: Plantation Key School, teacher - Barbara Mesa

Haley de la Torre, Natalie Turner, Kristy Mollineda, Maddy River, Mackenzie Hupka

Challenge 8 - Documentary: New Horizons

Middle School

1st Place: Haley de la Torre, Christie Molinera, Natile Turner, Matty Rivera, MacKenzie Hupka

(Plantation Key School - Barbara Mesa)

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2nd Place: Hunter Wunderlich, Alex Gutierrez, Israel Duran, Kelsey Harrington, Sebastian Alonzo

(Key Largo School - Kirsten Burns)

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3rd Place: Katy Borders, Noemi Quezada, Julie Powers, Ashley Hilson, Sarah McCabe

(Key Largo School - Kirsten Burns)

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